Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound: s… sun. Match it with a picture or a letter that starts the same way. For x, listen to the end of the word: fo-x, bo-x.
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- 1.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) violin (b) window (c) saw
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) sock
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) wave
- 4.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) tea
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) up
- 6.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 8.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 10.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 11.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tomato (b) ten (c) sock
- 12.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) window
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) volcano
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) soap
- 15.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) wolf (b) wave (c) ten
- 16.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) up
- 18.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) sock
- 20.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) yarn
- 21.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) van
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 23.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 25.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 26.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 27.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 29.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) yawn
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) six (b) soap (c) yawn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) up (c) torch
- 34.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 35.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tooth (b) wave (c) saw
- 36.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) up
- 37.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 38.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) tooth
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) window
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) fox (c) tap
Answer key
- saw
- sock
- wave
- tea
- zip
- zebra
- watermelon
- s
- s
- z
- sock
- saw
- volcano
- watch
- ten
- y
- up
- u
- tap
- tiger
- torch
- v
- w
- y
- y
- w
- u
- ox
- watch
- s
- yarn
- yawn
- up
- umbrella
- wave
- tomato
- t
- tooth
- zero
- fox
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